Athletes and superstitious rituals.

Superstitious rituals are common in sports and can play a role in athletes' optimism, sense of control, and confidence in performance. Superstitious rituals have characteristics rooted in tradition and need for perfection. While superstitious rituals vary in type of activity, it is necessary to consider their impact on players and the team, and to guide athletes into positive forms of expression to optimize their performance and overall well-being when engaged in their athletic activities.

Patient Discomfort and Resident Confidence After Knee Intra-articular Injection Simulation Training: A Randomized Control Trial Study.

Teaching primary care providers how to perform musculoskeletal procedures has become increasingly important as more and more patients with orthopedic conditions present in primary care clinics. This study aims to evaluate whether targeted simulation model training in residency can increase residents' comfort level in performing intra-articular knee injections and decrease the pain of the procedure, as reported by patients injected. Residents were randomized into intervention and control groups.

Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Injuries in Athletics.

The quest to identify injury risk factors in sports has been an ongoing and well-researched field in the world of sports medicine. Knowing some of these factors helps keep sports participation safe. Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors have been studied.

Ultrasound-Diagnosed Tibia Stress Fracture: A Case Report.

Stress fractures are a frequent cause of lower extremity pain in athletes, and especially in runners. Plain imaging has a low sensitivity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or bone scan scintigraphy is the criterion standard, but expensive.

Correlation of Bone Mineral Density Scores and Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in the Elderly.

Objective: We aimed to identify any correlation between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and low bone mineral density in the elderly.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study looking at PPI usage and bone mineral density scores of patients age 65 and above within a period of two years. Lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip bone mineral density t-scores were reviewed in PPI users and non-users.

Correlation of Bone Mineral Density Scores and Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in the Elderly.

Objective: We aimed to identify any correlation between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and low bone mineral density in the elderly.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study looking at PPI usage and bone mineral density scores of patients age 65 and above within a period of two years. Lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip bone mineral density t-scores were reviewed in PPI users and non-users.

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion: a story of duloxetine-induced hyponatraemia.

Hyponatraemia is the most commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in clinical practice. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) accounts for nearly 60% of all hyponatraemias. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are well known to have side effects of SIADH.

Family medicine residents' perceived level of comfort in treating common sports injuries across residency programs in the United States.

Background And Objective: Family physicians are expected to be comfortable in treating common sports injuries. Evidence shows a limited level of comfort in treating these injuries in pediatric and internal medicine residents. Studies are lacking, however, in family medicine residents.

Osteoarthritis in young, active, and athletic individuals.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most devastating chronic conditions that affect people around the world. Although the usual population associated with the condition is the elderly, who are mostly inactive, athletes and younger individuals are also susceptible. Depending on the population, the etiology may differ; injuries, occupational activities, and obesity appear to be the most common causes of OA in young and athletic populations.